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11 Dec 2007- 09:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW DELHI, India — Stress on fresh water and groundwater resources has been listed among the six key risk factors to India’s growth, according to a report presented at the 23rd Indian Economic Summit. “ India@Risk 2007,” sponsored by the Davos-based

27 Nov 2007- 18:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW DELHI, India- Water conservation is turning out to be the latest trend among Indian corporates. Faced with depleting water supplies and drawing flak due to overexploitation of water resources, several Indian companies are directing their efforts to

27 Nov 2007- 18:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW DELHI, India- Water conservation is turning out to be the latest trend among Indian corporates. Faced with depleting water supplies and drawing flak due to overexploitation of water resources, several Indian companies are directing their efforts to

22 Oct 2007- 21:07 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW DELHI, India — India and China, already involved in a long-standing boundary dispute, could become embroiled in a row over water if China goes ahead with a major dam project. The 2,906-kilometer-long Brahmaputra River, known in China as the Tsangpo,

10 Sep 2007- 10:09 by Local Press Report NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK Namibia Economist — Uranium mining company UraMin and the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) are developing a desalination plant at Trekkopje at an estimated cost of $142 million USD, according to NamWater CEO Vaino Shivute. The plant

3 Sep 2007- 00:11 by Local Press Report NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK The Namibian — The proposed site for a new desalination plant near Wlotzkasbaken has gotten a favorable assessment. The project faced little opposition at a recent public information hearing on the plant, which would supply water for the

26 Feb 2007- 09:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent AMMAN, Jordan — The World Bank already is starting to slip behind its own deadlines in launching a $15.5 million USD feasibility study of the proposed Red Sea-Dead Sea canal project. Before the first shovel of dirt is turned, the project to build a

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